Office of Evaluation

IFAD

18 March 2011

A new form of project evaluation Linkage with country programme

evaluation Preliminary findings based on :

Reviewing project completion report, mid-term review, supervision reports, project status reports

Meetings with government and other key partners

Discussion with project management Interviews with DPCU, CDB, VDB, women’s

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Relevance Effectiveness Efficiency Rural poverty reduction impact

Household income and assets Human and social capital and empowerment Food security and agricultural productivity Natural resources and environment Institutions and policies

Sustainability Pro-poor innovation, replication, and scaling up Gender equality and women’s empowerment

Performance of partners

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Successful pilot in promoting decentralization Ownership, participation and capacity building Mainstreamed into implementation of

government programmes A step forward from farm to market

Intra-village roads and other SSI New varieties, livestock (AHW) Micro credit and micro enterprise

Fundamental base for sustainable use of forest Forest land use certificate Invest in and benefit from forest land

Significant achievement in gender equality Awareness High relevance of Women’s Livelihood Fund

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Underperformance of micro enterpriseMicro enterprise and micro credit in

package Importance of identifying the right agency

Potential risks in sustaining micro-creditSome SCGs members stopped savingsFormal credit record

Challenges in empowering ethnic minoritiesTargeting poor in generalFew adapted activities for minorities

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Relevance Aligned to the government strategyFood security and income diversification

were the needs of the target groups Effectiveness

Increased capacities of target groupsEnhanced food security and income

diversification Improved sustainable use of forest

resources Efficiency

Effective coordinationEffective M&E and impact studies

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Rural poverty reduction impactDiversified income, potential for marketing

developmentNewly formed pro-poor social capital Increased food security and agri

productivitySustainable use of natural resourcesEnhanced institutions and contributed to

policy implementation Significant potential for scaling-up

(decentralization, vocational training) Achievement in women’s empowerment

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Build models of micro and small enterprises! Assist in market information and access!

Further support implementation of decentralization?

Support employment and vocational training ? Continue supporting farm production ? Refine targeting for ethnic minorities or

continue to target the poor in general ? Rethink the future of SCGs (upgrading,

building formal record, taking group activities)?

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Thank You

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